The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-08-12
ODD ADVERTISEMENTS
Taken from English Papers Over a
Century Ago.
A Warning to fncorrIgibie chiidren--Good
Natured and ''Sweet- -DisposRIoned"
Grntlen.en-After n Fortune
MIsrepresented Ladies'.

hnpeafeu IN the EfilnDnrgh COffrnfh Of
October %. 1903, ave, Robert
M'Nair and Jean Holm .. having taken
into consideration the way and man
ner our daughter Jean acted In her
marriage. that she took none Of our adj
vice. nor advised us before she married.
for which reason we discarded her from
our family for more than twelve
months; and being afraid that some or
other of our family may also presume
to marry without duly advising us
thereof; we, taking the affair into seri-
ous consideration, hereby discharge all
and every one of our children from Of
fering to marry without our special adj
vice and consent first had and obtained;
and if any of our children should pro-
pose or presume to offer marriage to
any without our advice and consent.
they in that case shall be banished
from our family twelve months; and il
they go so far as TO marry without our
advice and consent, in that case they
are to be banished from our family
seven years. But whoever advises us
of their intention to marry aud OBJ
tains our consent, shall not only
remain children of the family. but also
shall have due proportion of our goods,
gear. and estate as we shall think con-
venient and as the bargain requires
And further, If any one of our children
shall marry clandestinely, they by so
loing shall lose all claim or title to our
effects, goods. gear or estates and we
intimate this TO all concerned, that
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A young gentleman ''offers his ser
vice" TO the ladies in an advertisement
which appeared i'm the Daily Advertiser
Q75s): "Ladiesi A young gentleman
aged twenty-five. easy in fortune.
happy in temper. Of tolerable parts,
not specifically polite. but genteel adj
lress. some knowledge of the world.
and little acquainted with the Fair.
presumes TO offer his service TO one not
exceeding ten years older than
himself. of gosd-nature and affa-
able disposition. absolute mistress of
1t least one thousand pounds. win
ind the utmost sincerity from one who
would make it the ultimate end of his
ambition to render the matrimonial
'tate truly happy. Any lady who has
'pirit enough TO break through the idle
customs of the age and not give
rouble out of mere curiosity, inclined
o answer this. may leave a line for X
}. at Gregg's Coffee-house, in York
street, Covent Garden. shall receive
Immediate answer. and be waited upon
n person at any time and place she
'hall appoint. The most inviolable
ecrecy and honor will be punctually
,bserved"
The following flattering description
# himself is given. by gentleman of
sweet disposition" to lady in the
Pubic Advertiser of April IL, 1859:
Whereas had long despaired of
meeting with temptation to enter
into the holy state of matrImony.
| ill. taking up the paper of Friday
iast, l read the agreeable advertise
nent of lady. whose sentiments jump
40 entirely with mine, am convinced
we are cut out for each other, and
therefore, take this method of describ-
ng myself. / am gentleman of an
unexceptionable good family; losses
md crosses have reduced my fortune to
my wardrobe, a diamond ring. gold
watch, and an amber-headed cane; but
rs you have generously said you don't
even wish fortune, imagine this will
be. no hindrance. My person is far
from disagreeable, my skin smooth and
shining, my forehead high and pol
ished, my eyes sharp though small,
my nose long and aquiline, my mouth
wide, and what teeth l have perfectly
sound. All this, with the addition of
good heart and sweet disposition, and
not one unruly particle, compose the
man who will be willing upon the
| slightest intimation to pay his devoirs
to the lady. If she will direct her let
ter for S. W., to be left at st. James
Coffee-house, the gentleman will wait
on her wherever she pleases to appoint
him.
The following advertisement is taken
from the Daily Advertiser Q75S): "a
Single Gentleman, in very good way
Of business, and who can make two
hundred per cent. advantage out of it,
and who is free from debts, about
twenty-six years of age. and is what
i the flattersr calls genteel, and rather
hands - Of a cheerful 4 50 sit tinn-
md of very affable temper, not
Mt all given to drinking, gaming, OF
any other vice that a Lady can
take umbrage at; one that would
rather get fortune than spend one,
has been in most parts of England, and
is very well acquainted with London,
and no stranger to the Fair Sex but
entirely so to any one he would prefer
for a wife. AS he has not been SC
happy as to meet with Lady that suits
his disposition as yet; of cheerful
: disposition and free from the r1odern
vices; one that is of the Church OF
England, and has no objection to going
there on the Sabbath, and to take some
care for a -uture happiness, one that
would think herself rather happier In
her husbands company than at public
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